Some progressives are feeling sidelined as Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign focuses on outreach to moderate Republicans and independent voters, according to a report by NPR.
The Harris team has been working to appeal to these voter groups, aiming to secure victories in close races across key swing states. However, some on the left worry that the campaign is overlooking its left-wing coalition.
“It just hurts, when she says, ‘I’ll have Republicans in my cabinet’ or she’s campaigning with Liz Cheney,” Harris supporter Brian Ramirez, who works with the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition, told NPR.
“When she speaks on the border, she speaks a lot on drugs, crime — that kind of thing — when it’s much more than that,” added Ramirez, who was previously in the country illegally.
Concerns are growing among progressives that some may opt out of voting for Harris altogether or consider third-party alternatives. Harris has increased her criticism of Donald Trump, framing him as a threat to democracy and likening him to Adolf Hitler. However, Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of Our Revolution—a group formed after Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign—feels that this argument alone may not be enough to motivate progressive voters. […]
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